diff --git a/compiler-rt/test/profile/Linux/coverage-linkage-lld.cpp b/compiler-rt/test/profile/Linux/coverage-linkage-lld.cpp
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+++ b/compiler-rt/test/profile/Linux/coverage-linkage-lld.cpp
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+// REQUIRES: lld-available
+/// With lld --gc-sections we can ensure discarded[01] and their profc/profd
+/// variables are discarded.
+
+// RUN: %clang_profgen -fcoverage-mapping -ffunction-sections -fuse-ld=lld -Wl,--gc-sections %S/coverage-linkage.cpp -o %t
+// RUN: llvm-nm %t | FileCheck %s
+
+// CHECK-NOT: discarded{{.*}}
diff --git a/compiler-rt/test/profile/Linux/coverage-linkage.cpp b/compiler-rt/test/profile/Linux/coverage-linkage.cpp
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+/// Test instrumentation can handle various linkages.
+// RUN: %clang_profgen -fcoverage-mapping %s -o %t
+// RUN: env LLVM_PROFILE_FILE=%t.profraw %run %t
+
+// RUN: %clang_profgen -fcoverage-mapping -ffunction-sections -Wl,--gc-sections %s -o %t
+// RUN: env LLVM_PROFILE_FILE=%t.profraw %run %t
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+void discarded0() {}
+__attribute__((weak)) void discarded1() {}
+
+void external() { puts("external"); }
+__attribute__((weak)) void weak() { puts("weak"); }
+static void internal() { puts("internal"); }
+__attribute__((noinline)) inline void linkonce_odr() { puts("linkonce_odr"); }
+
+int main() {
+  internal();
+  external();
+  weak();
+  linkonce_odr();
+}